MPs urge gov’t to introduce cabinet members for vote of confidence

The Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of Parliament) asked the government to introduce ministerial nominees to the House for a vote of confidence.

A number of lawmakers say that the government must end having acting ministers in the cabinet.

“We need a strong government and cabinet to prevent conspiracies, and by obeying the constitution, the candidates for ministries must be nominated to parliament, and we will not vote for dual-national ministers,” said MP Nilofar Ebrahimi.

Meanwhile, MP Sayed Zahir Masroor said that the government should nominate new figures for the ministries instead of those who were rejected by the parliament. 

“Candidates for ministries who do not receive a vote of confidence do not have the right to be elected, and the government should nominate new ministers and not create more challenges,” Masroor said.

Meanwhile, the Speaker of the House of Representatives emphasizes that the House will decide decisively against the candidate for ministers.

Mir Rahman Rahmani, Speaker of the House of Representatives, said: “As for the nomination of ministers, the Wolesi Jirga will vote on the specialty of the profession, and the House of Nation will not vote for the ministers blindly, and if the candidates do not receive a vote, they have no right to continue as acting ministers, as this is the president’s commitment.”

However, members of the House of Representatives emphasize that the government is incapable of regulating the cabinet, and most government ministries have been run by acting ministers for several years, which has had a detrimental effect on the governance situation.